Fri Nov 16 18:21:33
Four members of a southern Ohio family are in custody as suspects in the execution-style slayings of eight people from another family, authorities said.

George “Billy” Wagner III, his wife and their two adult sons were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the cold case slayings of seven members of the Rhoden family and the fiancée of one of the victims. The bodies were found at four separate homes in the rural town of Piketon in April 2016.

“The Wagners were friends with the Rhodens and had been for years,” DeWine said. “They knew the layouts of the Rhodens’ homes, and they knew the victims’ routines. It is our belief that the suspects used this knowledge to meticulously plan these horrendous, cold-blooded murders.”

At the time of the slayings, Hanna Rhoden and Edward “Jake” Wagner were allegedly fighting over the custody of their child.

#TheRainsOfCastamere

Pillz
Member

Fri Nov 16 19:03:56
More like Hatfields&McCoys, or maniots even

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Fri Nov 16 23:45:59
Florida

A New Port Richey man, who had just been freed from jail Tuesday for an auto theft charge, tried to break into a car on his way through the jail parking lot, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

The problem: A deputy was behind the wheel.

Klaid Karpuzi, 41, was arrested by the deputy and marched back inside the Land O' Lakes Detention Center, the Sheriff's Office said. Now he faces a second charge of attempted auto theft.

Wed Nov 21 01:27:31
A Canadian curling team, featuring an Olympic gold medalist, was kicked out of a tournament this weekend for "unacceptable behavior," which included being "extremely drunk."

Facility manager Wade Thurber told CBC Sports: "They went out to curl and they were extremely drunk and breaking brooms and swearing and just unacceptable behavior that nobody wants to watch or hear or listen to and it was just 'enough was enough,'"

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i would like to watch or hear or listen to...
(an extremely brief search turned up nothing though)

Thu Nov 22 01:38:58
Probably one of the best daily doses :D
That hovding cyclist airbag was especially cool. Apparently they tested it to a fair degree:
http://hovding.com/how-hovding-works/
..makes me wonder if Tour riders will demand some kind of adaptation of it.. though helmets probably have more speed benefits at this point..

Thu Nov 22 12:15:58
"In the event of an accident, the cyclist's abnormal movement is detected and the airbag inflate"
i'm skeptical of about misfires :p... i'd market it as a way to scare off unwanted attention or attackers (Dilophosaurus-style)

Fri Nov 23 13:01:24
some more info from the guy who couldn't take a hint:

"I hollered, 'My name is John, I love you and Jesus loves you,'" he wrote in his diary, pages of which were shared by his mother with the Washington Post. Shortly after, a young member of the tribe shot at him, according to his account.

In pages left with the fishermen who facilitated his trip to the island, his musings are a clear indication of his desire to convert the tribe.

"Lord, is this island Satan's last stronghold where none have heard or even had the chance to hear your name?" he wrote.

His notes indicate that he knew the trip was illegal, describing how the small fishing vessel transported him to the isolated island under cover of darkness, evading patrols.

"God Himself was hiding us from the Coast Guard and many patrols," he wrote.

...

While on board, he wrote one final note to his family.

"You guys might think I'm crazy in all this but I think it's worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people," it said. "God, I don't want to die."

Tue Nov 27 16:33:34
I would think that's something you'd want to check probably about ten times before leaving XD

Apparently Frankie Muniz lost some long term memory after a mini-stroke, but that's not important — important would be the awful comments getting upvoted on the Imgur post about it :D
http://imgur.com/gallery/7Y8IJkE

Wed Nov 28 13:38:22
A Dania Beach (Florida) woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault without intent to kill after she reportedly "farted loudly" in a Dollar Store and then pulled a knife on a man who complained.

Shanette Yvette Wilson, 37, was in a checkout line a Dollar Store in Florida when she passed gas and then got into a verbal dispute with John Walker, a customer next to her, according to the Miami Herald.

Wilson is accused of pulling a small "lock back knife" from her purse, opened the knife, and told Walker she was going to 'gut' him, according to the police report.

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Wed Nov 28 23:19:33
A Florida woman and her boyfriend are accused of disemboweling her estranged husband with a sword on Thanksgiving morning.

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Wed Nov 28 23:25:05
A Florida man is facing felony charges after he was heard through his PlayStation’s microphone allegedly sexually assaulting an underage girl while out on bond after being charged with sexually assaulting another girl.

Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, of New Port Richey was arrested Nov. 21 after a witness told authorities that he overheard the alleged assault after Fabian failed to turn off his microphone while taking a break from playing “Grand Theft Auto,” the Tampa Bay Times reported.

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i only got 1 of those 3 news items from 'Florida Man'... other 2 just happened to be Florida... hence why there's a Florida Man (& Woman) twitter i suppose

Cherub Cow
Member

Thu Nov 29 00:38:27
Okay, what the hell is happening to make Florida like this? :D

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Thu Nov 29 11:45:29
could be because they are at the bottom of the country... all the contaminated water from the northeast runs down and collects in Florida

Sun Dec 02 19:34:46
Really feel like the bomb part at the end should have been slower D: .. crazy scale..

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"some pretty creepy stuff going on in Japan..."

That was hilarious :D
Not too surprising a service! The 3 year thing was a big shock, though.. definitely must be some kind of hour limit.. especially because of child labor laws. A longer video would have been cool! Conan could have milked that for an entire episode :D

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"black shirt guy is not too good at red light fight club"

Red light fight club should absolutely be a thing :D :D :D

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"Videos for Cats to Watch - 8 Hour Bird Bonanza" could be a good screen saver if people are over...

Mon Dec 03 15:45:01
re: vodka vid
i was going to call them out on their bad journalism but seems Wheel is indeed on after Jeopardy now... which feels wrong

i guess it's because smarter people might be watching news which is on before & dumber people interested in 'primetime' which is after

...so a decrescendo of intellectual activity

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Mon Dec 03 21:31:25
North Dakota Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Forklift To ‘Kill’ Donald Trump
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The intent was to basically try to get to the limo, flip the limo and get to the president ... to kill the president,” U.S. Assistant State’s Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell told a federal court on Friday.
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good plan

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Mon Dec 03 21:36:11
charity kills, help no one:

A Baltimore woman was fatally stabbed Saturday after she rolled down her car window to give money to a seemingly struggling young mother, according to police.

Jacquelyn Smith, 52, was in the front passenger seat of a car with her family when they stopped to help the woman, the Baltimore Police Department.

Believed to be in her 20s, the woman was reportedly holding a cardboard sign stating “Please Help me feed my Baby” while cradling either a baby or an object that had been wrapped to look like one, according to the police statement.

After handing the woman money, a black male reportedly approached the vehicle to thank the family, the statement said.

It is alleged he then “reached in to grab the female victim’s wallet when a struggle ensued.”

“The male suspect then produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the torso before fleeing the area on foot with the female suspect who was holding the sign,” the police statement said.

Doctors were unable to save Smith, who succumbed to her injuries.

Cherub Cow
Member

Tue Dec 04 00:47:10
That reminds me... the homeless in my area have usually just been old white people, Native Americans, and regular urchin types who have particular spots picked out, but in the last month we've gotten gypsies at a lot of unusual locations. Their signs have significant work done to them — not the usual black marker on cardboard but lots of color and artwork, like they definitely do it for a living. I wonder... but anyways, I wouldn't go near stabbing distance, especially not after seeing LiveLeak videos of gypsies trying to distract people while they rob them :p

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"Wheel is indeed on after Jeopardy now"

You're reminding me how long it's been since I've caught an episode of "Jeopardy!"! Hulu has it, but for some reason only seasons 28, 30, and 32, whereas the show is running on season 35 right meow. I wish it were easier to watch that online :/

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"flip the limo"

Probably wouldn't have worked even if he'd managed to get the lift to the stopped limo and had had plenty of time :D .. those security limos can be super heavy due to the armor and equipment, and regular-sized forklifts can only lift a few thousand pounds. Can't find info on the type of forklift he stole, but I'd guess it wasn't a big one.. so hopefully they'll see he's crazy and unrealistic and take pity ;p

Tue Dec 04 01:10:39
Alex Trebek ripped into players recently in some interview, calling them idiots if they jump around the board, and if they don't bet big when the 'daily double' is higher on the board. (not his exact phrasing :p)

I wouldn't have thought the daily doubles kept the same difficulty as its location on board, so kinda unfair criticism from the bitter old man imo.

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I could improve that cat backpack instantly... add 6" or so of opaque wall at the bottom so cat has some cover. Although not sure it would ever be liked by a cat...

Cherub Cow
Member

Tue Dec 04 01:24:09
Cover sounds like a good idea.. and maybe some kind of motion stabilizer.. and blankets.. and more places for it to paw out at people :D

Trebek has probably seen a lot of strategy, but players probably have to look for categories that they can win... though I do like when players say, "Let's make it a true Daily Double" — bet it all!! :D :D

Tue Dec 04 18:30:32
A District of Columbia clerk and a supervisor refused to accept a New Mexico man’s state driver’s license as he sought a marriage license because she and her supervisor believed New Mexico was a foreign country.

In a statement, the D.C. courts system acknowledged the staff error.

“We understand that a clerk in our Marriage Bureau made a mistake regarding New Mexico’s 106-year history as a state,” Leah H. Gurowitz, spokeswoman for D.C. Courts, said in an email. “We very much regret the error and the slight delay it caused a New Mexico resident in applying for a D.C. marriage license.”

"Woman Preemptively Posts A Few Good Photos Of Herself Online Just In Case She Ever Dies In Shooting"
[Onion: News in Brief]
http://loc...photos-of-herself-o-1830859227
"YUMA, AZ—Uploading almost a gigabyte of image files to her various social media accounts, nursing assistant Katherine Rohrbach, 26, took the precaution of posting several of her favorite photos of herself online Tuesday just in case she dies in a mass shooting. “Should I ever be cut down by a deranged gunman while shopping or going to the movies or dancing at a bar, I want to make sure the first photos of me the media can find are nice ones where I’m having a good hair day and you can see my face clearly,” said Rohrbach, scrolling through her phone camera’s album and selecting photos she believed to be tasteful and which showcased her personality. “I don’t want my friends and loved ones to learn about my violent firearms-related death by seeing a bad selfie on the news, or maybe a snap where I’m drunk at a bar. Also, there are high school photos of me up now that I should probably just delete.” At press time, Rohrbach’s friends and family were protesting CNN’s use of a photo of Rohrbach standing next to a more attractive friend after both were shot to death at a birthday party."

And from Yuma! Like Nick Pappagiorgio :D

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Tue Dec 04 22:19:03
it's Christmas Vacation season! ...and Die Hard

it seems like people should be able to travel through Ikea on that meat hook / harness thing since they have a designated path anyway

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Wed Dec 05 01:44:48
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Twitter allowed someone to invade my text with a disgusting anti-President message. The same thing-period no space-occurred later and it didn’t happen. Don’t tell me they are not committed cardcarrying anti-Trumpers. Time Magazine also may fit that description. FAIRNESS PLEASE
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~Rudy Giuliani

he also hasn't deleted this tweet from 5 days ago:
"Kimim ° has f"

...he's a lawyer for the President of the United States

Cherub Cow
Member

Wed Dec 05 06:25:09
He clearly needs a Millennial managing his Twitter, and he needs to stop using voice-to-text .. and probably Twitter :p

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Wed Dec 05 11:19:22
you can see why Trump likes him as he has no problem w/ baseless accusations & lies (not to get too UPish :p)

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A Utah man has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after authorities say he hammered a tool resembling an ice pick through another man’s penis during an argument.

The 45-year-old Jason Dee Maughn is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

Court documents show that Maughn is accused of putting a gun to the victim’s head and handcuffing him to a chair on Aug. 30. The victim told police he was given a choice of being killed in the desert or having a nail driven into his penis. He says he went to the hospital the next day for treatment after Maughn took the handcuffs off.

The charging document describes the case as domestic violence and says the men lived together, but doesn’t explain their exact relationship.

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Wed Dec 05 11:27:06
ah, found out what Rudy was complaining about...

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In a tweet on Tuesday, Mr. Giuliani said the social network had “allowed someone to invade my text with a disgusting anti-President message.” He was referring to a Nov. 30 tweet in which Mr. Giuliani — by failing to put a space after a period, and starting the next sentence with the word “In” — had inadvertently created a hyperlink.

"G-20.In" is a real domain name, but it hadn’t been used before Mr. Giuliani tweeted it. Twitter automatically converts such valid links into blue, clickable text.

When Jason Velazquez, 37, who owns a web design firm in Atlanta, saw the tweet, he immediately bought the domain for about $5. He then created a page with a simple message, which anyone who clicked on Mr. Giuliani’s accidental link would see: “Donald J. Trump is a traitor to our country.” The whole process took him about 15 minutes, Mr. Velazquez said on Tuesday.

so Rudy's "period no space" comment not as incomprehensible as it seemed :p he was just trying to describe the auto-linked text (but still a baseless accusation that is totally unacceptable from someone in his position...)

Cherub Cow
Member

Thu Dec 06 06:39:31
Sounds like he’s blaming Twitter for his not knowing how to work Twitter :D ... Forcing old politicians to adopt Twitter and social media to keep with the times may have been a mistake .. but —like I think has been said here a few times — probably so was social media ;D

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Thu Dec 06 11:44:52
supposedly Facebook is exacerbating the riots in France... something about the news algorithms or something, i didn't really read the article as i don't need convincing Zuckerberg wants to watch the world burn

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Thu Dec 06 15:10:50
A river otter in British Columbia wanted for scarfing down numerous beloved koi from Vancouver’s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden might have fled the scene for good.

But that wasn’t before eating the majority of the pond’s adult koi. Last week the garden moved the remaining three adult fish to the Vancouver Aquarium to keep them safe from the otter.

The otter was first spotted in the park late last month, and park officials began setting humane traps in hopes of catching and relocating the predator so the koi wouldn’t be on the menu.

One particularly well-known fish, named Madonna, was believed to be 50 years old before becoming one of the otter’s victims.

Despite efforts to catch and relocate the otter, the clever critter evaded the traps for days, managing to eat the bait in the traps without triggering them. It also continued snacking on koi. The decision to remove the remaining fish to their temporary refuge at the aquarium came after the otter ate at least 10 of the garden’s 14 adult koi.

No one has spotted the otter since the day staffers moved the fish, said Cheung. And while only time will tell if the otter will reappear ― especially after the fish are returned ― for now, it seems the otter has been able to make a getaway.

The otter-koi conflict led to people in Vancouver and beyond to start declaring loyalty to one animal or the other, pronouncing themselves as either Team Otter or Team Koi.

Thu Dec 06 17:14:11
some more details on the above penis assault, as i'm sure we all wanted to know...

Charging documents state Maughn placed a wooden board under the victim’s groin after his pants were pulled down. Maughn then positioned a tool resembling an ice pick on top of the victim’s genitals. He then used a rusty hammer to drive the tool resembling the ice pick into the victim’s genitals and into the wood board below.

tumbleweed
the wanderer

Thu Dec 06 21:30:50
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A man and woman admit in court they drove from Arizona to Wyoming with two children in the trunk of their car.